The 5th Lavant Cup was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held at Goodwood Circuit on 6 April 1953. The race was won by Emmanuel de Graffenried in a Maserati A6GCM. Roy Salvadori, starting from pole, finished second in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis, setting fastest lap in the process. Tony Rolt was third in another Type A.
Results PosNoDriverEntrantCarTime/RetiredGrid 1 5 Emmanuel de Graffenried Baron de Graffenried Maserati A6GCM 11:30.6, 141.04kph 2 2 26 Roy Salvadori Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +12.6s 1 3 8 Tony Rolt R.R.C. Walker Racing Team Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +19.4s 4 4 25 Kenneth McAlpine Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +22.8s 6 5 15 Peter Whitehead Atlantic Stable Cooper T24-Alta +29.4s 7 6 30 Ken Wharton Ken Wharton Cooper T23-Bristol +33.6s 9 7 6 Stirling Moss Cooper Car Company Cooper T24-Alta +35.0s 18 8 16 Bob Gerard F.R. Gerard Cooper T23-Bristol +35.8s 5 9 21 Bobbie Baird Saipa Modena Ferrari 500 +41.4s 3 10 27 John Coombs Connaught Engineering Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +43.2s 8 11 34 James Scott Douglas Ecurie Ecosse Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +47.4s 11 12 35 Jimmy Stewart Ecurie Ecosse Cooper T20-Bristol +53.2s 14 13 41 John Sparrowe Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol +1:03.6 16 14 43 Leslie Marr Leslie Marr Connaught Type A-Lea Francis +1:04.0 15 15 9 Paul Emery Equipe Anglaise Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo +1 lap 19 Ret 28 Eric Brandon Cooper Car Company Cooper T20-Bristol 20 Ret 39 Frank Curtis J. Heath HWM-Alta 17 Ret 37 Archie Bryde A.H.M. Bryde Cooper T20-Bristol 13 Ret 40 Mike Christie M.A. Christie Kieft-JAP 12 DNS 32 Duncan Hamilton HW Motors Ltd HWM-Alta 10 DNS 33 Bill Aston Bill Aston Aston Butterworth DNA 9 Alan Brown Equipe Anglaise Cooper T23-Alfa Romeo car driven by Emery DNA 41 Alan Fraser Fraser-Hartwell Syndicate Cooper T20-Bristol car driven by Sparrowe DNA 42 John Webb John Webb Turner-Lea Francis DNA 44 Horace Richards Horace Richards H.A.R.-Riley
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